Definitions for sports
spɔrts, spoʊrtssports

Wiktionary(3.78 / 13 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sportsnoun

   Plural form of sport.

Freebase(3.70 / 51 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sports

   Sport refers to a competitive physical activity. Sport is generally recognised as activities based in physical athleticism or physical dexterity. Sports are usually governed by rules to ensure fair competition and consistent adjudication of the winner. Records of performance are often kept and reported in sport news. Sport is a major source of entertainment with spectator sports drawing large crowds and reaching wider audiences through sports broadcasting.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(3.55 / 36 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Sports

   Activities or games, usually involving physical effort or skill. Reasons for engagement in sports include pleasure, competition, and/or financial reward.

Editors Contribution(1.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. sports

   Plural form of the word sport.

   The children loved sports and being able and active and having fun together.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 29, 2020  

2. Sports

   Sports is an exercise that is done daily and also makes the body strong

   Submitted by rinat on May 17, 2022  

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1. sports

   Song lyrics by sports -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by sports on the Lyrics.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2427

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'sports' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2143

Anagrams for sports »

1. strops

How to pronounce sports?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say sports in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of sports in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of sports in a Sentence

1. Tommy Tuberville:

   If you’re going to play in sports, you go by your biological gender, how you were born, we have a men’s league. We have a women’s league.

2. Pauline Frommer:

   Yoga pants and a sports bra with a long-sleeved but loose-fitting shirt and a cardigan for layering.

3. Bruce Davis:

   Someone who gets involved with sports may be more involved in volunteer activities, more likely to help their kids in their activities, more likely to go back to school or even go back to work, people at the VA have never treated me like I have a disability, even though I do. I’m exactly like you are…I’m not any better, I’m not any worse.

4. Draymond Green:

   I’ve had an amazing experience working with Turner Sports in recent years and I’m a big believer in the way they entertain and genuinely connect with fans on all levels, today’s announcement helps to formalize our relationship and I couldn’t be prouder to officially be a part of the of the TNT family.

5. Robert Spotswood:

   The key difference for me has been the ability to wear this all day long, without any real sensitivity whatsoever on the end of my leg. It’s allowed me to participate in sports that I love for longer periods of time, previously I was playing one set of tennis and I would be all the way into my socket to the point where I was having a lot of sensitivity on the end of my bone.

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